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| No deal in teacher strike talks | |
| (about 11 hours later) | |
| Talks between the two sides at the centre of a dispute at Movilla High School in Newtownards have broken up without agreement. | |
| The discussions between the South Eastern Education Library Board and the NAS/UWT union lasted for nine hours and will reconvene on Friday. | |
| Some staff are striking over having pay docked because they refused to teach a pupil who they say assaulted a teacher. | Some staff are striking over having pay docked because they refused to teach a pupil who they say assaulted a teacher. |
| It had been hoped pupils would return to classes on Friday. | |
| The SEELB supported the school's governors decision not to expel the child, which consequently led to the strike action, which began on Monday. | The SEELB supported the school's governors decision not to expel the child, which consequently led to the strike action, which began on Monday. |
| In a statement, the SEELB described the incident as having been "appropriately and proportionately dealt with" by the board of governors. | In a statement, the SEELB described the incident as having been "appropriately and proportionately dealt with" by the board of governors. |
| The board had told the protesting teachers they would not be paid, even if they were teaching other classes normally. | The board had told the protesting teachers they would not be paid, even if they were teaching other classes normally. |